The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports that a teenage girl died during the Yoruba Nation rally in Ojota after being shot by its operatives.
Public Relations Officers, Muyiwa Adejobi, described the “the rumour” a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of the people.
Reports making rounds had claimed that a 15-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet fired by the police
But the spokesman declared that officers did not fire a single live bullet during the demonstration.
Adejobi noted that a corpse was found but it was wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland.
The location, he explained, is on the other side of the venue and has dried blood stains suggesting that the corpse is not fresh.
“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspectedly sustained from a sharp object was seen on it,” he said.
Adejobi stressed that the claim that a police bullet killed the young citizen is false and mischievous.
The command warned against “the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories”.
